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realize the sense inspired in the Adirondacks by a sunrise 

 scene. The owl has ceased to hoot, the whip-poor-will to 

 sing, the panther to scream, and the wolves to howl ; but the 

 sun lights up each bush and spray, and the shadows and 

 mountains form majestic basins. Now the brook trout are 

 busy, and the day-birds are musical. 



Here, in these narrow lakes of pure water, fed by trout- 

 brooks, the gentle angler takes his morning walk, where the 

 breaks of speckled beauties enliven the waters with hopeful 

 expectancy, and naught disturbs the tranquillity, -richness, 

 and grandeur of primeval nature. Here the poet, painter, or 

 philosopher may inflate the soul and invigorate the body, so 

 that, on returning to the busy world, he may be the better 

 able to endure its chafings and contests for another year. 



TROUT OF SENECA AND CANANDAIGUA LAKES. 



* ' The generous gushing of the springs, 



When the angler goes a-trolling ; 

 The stir of song and summer wings, 

 The light which shines, and life which sings, 

 Make earth replete with happy things 

 When the angler goes a-trolling. " STODDART. 



This fish spawns in October and November, or when other 

 families of the genus Salmo do ; is white-mouthed and pinky- 

 meated. Its qualities, outlines, and superficial marks are as 

 varied as are its edible qualities. All anglers know that 

 these depend much on the quality of water they inhabit and 

 the food they eat. In the latter particular they resemble all 

 animals and fishes. There are salmon-trout in nearly every 

 lake within the State of New York ; but the fish of Seneca, 

 Canandaigua, Skaneateles, and Long Lake are infinitely supe- 

 rior, both as game and for the table, to those of Lake Onta- 

 rio and the other great lakes. 



The color of this fish is a drab, with pink tinge from the 

 back two thirds down each side, shaded with vermiculate 

 marks, and covered with infinitesimal scales, like the com- 

 mon LAKE TROUT. The fins are like those of the brook trout, 



